Lady Gaga talks 'ARTPOP' fashion: "I'm not one icon, I'm every icon"

Lady Gaga has asserted that her new single artwork does not define the image for the entirety of her new album campaign.

The singer explained that she has a series of looks she will present during her ARTPOP era, adding that she has "no restrictions".

The cover of Lady Gaga's new single 'Applause'

Asked if the fashion choices and image in the artwork for her new single 'Applause' is an indication of things to expect, Gaga told Women's Wear Daily: "It's interesting how you view things, and you look at it like, 'I'm a pop icon', and [you wonder] 'Is this the image of the album? Is this the direction? Who came up with it?'

"I think that's so interesting, because it's exactly the kind of thing we're trying to destroy. This is one jacket. This is one image. This is one moment. This is one statement."

Gaga continued: "When you watch each image and you watch each thing come out, they might not look exactly the same. [I'm not] defined by the same designer or defined by the same haircut or defined by the same icon.

"The statement is that I'm not one icon. I'm every icon. I'm an icon that is made out of all the colours on the palette at every time. I have no restrictions. No restrictions."

Lady GaGa will release her new single 'Applause' worldwide on August 19, while ARTPOP will follow on November 11.